December 2016

December 29, 2016

We're so excited for next week! We'll be sharing all of our new releases with you. But guess what? We couldn't wait until next week, so we're sharing two fun sneak peeks today! Check them out below and let us know which you're most excited for!

We can't wait to share the rest of the collections! We hope you're excited!

December 28, 2016

Are you ready for 2017? It’s almost here, and I’m stopping in today with some New Year’s inspiration for you! We usually keep things low-key for the New Year, and have a movie night with popcorn or games on NYE. On New Year’s Day we usually like to go out and have lunch at one of our favorite restaurants. For my layout, I used a couple of photos from 2012. We went out for lunch and then hung out in one of our local towns called Fairhope.

Since my photos were family oriented, I decided to use the Gather collection by Maggie Holmes. I cut a large circle die cut on my Silhouette Cameo and backed it with a variety of patterned papers from the collection. Once all of the patterned papers were in place, I added the die cut to the center of the layout and secured it with machine stitching. I printed the photos in Black & White to have a contrast against the patterned papers in the background, and placed them in the center of the circle.

The Together Thickers worked perfectly for the title of my layout. I wanted to work them in to the circle design, so I placed them around the outer edge of the die cut shape. When I think of New Year’s Gold comes to mind, so I wanted to add a touch of it to the layout, also. Several pieces from the Chipboard sheets are covered with Gold glitter, and I love the little bit of sparkle they brought to the layout.

I decided to give the layout a less is more look, since I didn’t use any specific New Year’s products. When you’re working on something outside the theme of a specific product, it’s always a good idea to choose generic pieces from your collection, that work with what you’re doing. I liked the simpler look of the finished layout, and felt like it had just the right amount of everything, to convey a New Year’s look.

I hope you’ve found some inspiration for your New Year’s layouts, whether you’re planning to document photos from this year, or if you’re working with older photos. Don’t be afraid to use product, that you wouldn’t necessarily choose for a New Year’s theme. I think you’ll be happy with the end results!

December 21, 2016

Christmas is coming soon and it is perfect time to wrap your Christmas gifts. Personally I love wrapping my gifts pretty much few days before Christmas. Somehow it gives me the mood to do some last minute wrapping. Haha. By personalizing each gift with some fun scrapbooking products like Snow and Cocoa collection will surely put a big smile to whoever receives your gifts. And working with a collection will sure speed up the wrapping process.

I started the process by using this cute polka dot tissue paper. Once I have wrapped the gift, I continued with the layering of the elements. I placed the patterned papers first, followed by white doily + pastel yellow crepe paper I have. Topped with mint stripe that I cut out from the Snow and Cocoa packaging and adhered the jar pocket in the middle. Complete the look by adding more snowflakes and ephemera pieces.

Adore the concept of the jar pocket! You can add fun ephemera pieces &amp; phrase stickers by slotting into the clear pocket. How clever! And isn't that little girl looking so cute?

December 19, 2016

Hi everyone, I'm delighted to be here today for a special GIFT GIVING week. It's almost Christmas and it'll be time to exchange gifts! I'm here to share some ideas for packing little things with your pretty scrapbooking materials.

Why not use your scrapbooking supplies to make your homemade gift packaging? I like the idea very much and it makes it possible to highlight the multitude of embellishments that we all have in our offices!

To make these 4 packages, I used pretty printed papers from the BLOOM and GATHER collections. COOL KID would be perfect for a boy or CUTE GIRL for a girl. Not to mention the all-cute LITTLE YOU collection for a baby;)

On this first gift, I glued a gold doily that I covered with pretty GATHER chipboard by Maggie Holmes. I then used twine to add 2 tassels from CUTE GIRL.

On this second gift, I decorated with a die-cut and a wooden embellishment that I found in my Christmas decorations. I added a small glitter bow and wrapped twice to secure the tree.

I also added a small fir tree because I think it is very pretty and it reminds me of Christmas. I decorated with die-cuts and chipboard stickers from GATHER. I think that these small gifts change ordinary packaging and are just too cute. The only bad part? It's hard to open such cute packaging! I hope this inspires you during your gift wrapping sessions! ;)

December 14, 2016

Hello and a very Merry Christmas-time to you all...or whatever fabulous Holidays you celebrate! It is Andrea here and today I am sharing with you a couple of fun ideas for cards using the oh so adorable Snow & Cocoa collection! I love that the collection is so versatile & can be used no matter what kind of holiday you are celebrating. You can make a card that is specific to Christmastime or you can make a Happy Holidays or Winter card!

For my first card, I used some of the pink 12x12 patterned paper from the collection and cut it to be my card size. I used one of the decorative cards from the cut-apart sheet in the collection, the one with the cute snowman that says “hello winter”, as the focal point of my card. I layered some pretty papers underneath, like the awesome tribal print in pinks and aquas and yellows.

To decorate my card, I used a big ribbon bow in the same light aqua color that you find in Snow & Cocoa, and I attached that to the top of my card. I also clustered some little embellishments together at the bottom left corner of my card.

For my second card, I folded and cut some of the pretty light aqua patterned paper into a square and I left a bit of overhang when I folded the card so you can see a little bit of the pattern on the inside when the card is closed.

I used the cut-apart “brrr” decorative piece and added some of the pretty gold thickers, spelling out the word “joy” to create the focal part of my card. To complete this central piece, I used three tree stickers from the sticker sheet and lined them in a row and then attached them to my card by sewing them on.

For the inside of my card, I used the forest of trees decorative piece from the cut-apart sheet and wrote on top of it the words “Merry Christmas”. Atop this, I used a sticker that says “the wonders of winter” just for a little more color. This card would be perfect to give out to a friend or family who celebrates Christmas.

I hope you enjoyed my card ideas and that I have inspired you to make some fun Holiday cards for your loved ones using the fabulous Snow & Cocoa collection!

December 12, 2016

Hello CP friends! Today, I would love to share with you cards that I created with the super cute Snow and Cocoa collection. Cards are pretty easy to put together and they are perfect for any occasion just like Christmas! Once you have a 'sketch' in your mind or on paper, the design will come naturally as you put all the elements together.

The cards I put together are pretty similar to each other. Die-cut on the left & title/sentiment in the middle. The only thing I did was to use different elements so the cards look different but still similar in a way. The first card certainly was the initial idea that led me to create the second card.

Let me share with you the creative process on these two Christmas cards in simple steps:

Snowman card:

1. Create a card base using hardtack.

2. Mat the base by layering two patterned papers.

3. Adhere doily and die cut towards the middle.

4. Decorate and adhere the Snowman with phrase & snowflake stickers to complete the card.

December 09, 2016

Hello there and Happy Holidays, it's Andrea! And today I am super excited to share with you a fun last minute Christmas decorating idea using the whimsical Snow & Cocoa collection! And as much as I love decorating with cute things that I buy, is decorating with cute things that I have made! I love to make decorations, but during the holidays life can get really busy and those cute crafting projects that you had in mind to make to decorate your house with can get pushed further and further down your to do list. Here is a super fun, fast decorating idea that is easy to make and completely adhesive-less!

I made this lovely wall hanging by taking a little shabby window frame (which I found at a craft store) and tying ribbon onto it – two strands across the front from which to hang some pretty tags and pics and things. I used the oh so amazing Snow & Cocoa cut-apart sheet to cut out some of the decorative cards and tags in there like the country chic mason snow-globe and the adorable “Oh Deer” deer! I used paperclips to clip them to my ribbon. I printed out some of my favorite Christmastime photos in a 3x4 size with a white border and paper clipped those on as well. Other pieces like the tag that says “wonderful winter” and the gold Thickers from the collection that I used to add the number “25” to my wall hanging, further tell the story of this décor piece – which is obviously one of Christmastime!

I used embellishments like snowflakes from the ephemera pack and cute stickers to add some sweet little details to my decorative piece. I also used fun, out of the box pieces to my wall hanging, like the tassel and the the rubber bunny (which are from older Crate Paper collections) and the awesome bottle brush tree from Snow & Cocoa! The addition of pieces like these really add a lot of pop to my décor piece and give it a more dimensional and interactive feel!

This wall hanging was so super fast and easy to make because all I had to do was clip things onto my ribbon! And there was no adhering necessary and there was almost no cutting too! I hope you enjoyed this last-minute Christmas décor idea and that I have inspired you to make something like this using the Snow & Cocoa collection to decorate your home this year!

December 07, 2016

Hi everyone, it's Laetitia and I'm here to share some small, last-minute ideas to get you into the mood for the holidays. A small Christmas frame and a postcard holder with pretty printed papers will add to your usual decoration.

I bought this wooden frame that I found and it's perfect for this winter and festive season. I removed the glass in order to add dimension to my layout. I mixed several collections like SNOW AND COCOA and GATHER. I love mixing collections.

I chose a neutral background with a nice black and white flowery paper and I added a few touches of color. I added different papers to bring out the photo and I slipped on a tag. I matted the picture with the paper wood from SNOW AND COCOA. For the final touch, I added a paper clip and I slipped 2 small tassels on.

On my small wooden cabinet, I added the mini trees in green and gold from the collection SNOW AND COCOA, a product that I like very much in this collection. They can both serve as decoration by being, placed, suspended, in a transparent ball with snow, under a bell or even on a gift wrapping. There are so many possibilities!

I finished my decor by placing a Color Reveal panel next to everything. Its gold foil elements complements everything perfectly!

December 05, 2016

Merry Christmas CP fans! Can you believe that Christmas is just 20 days away??!! It’s Ashley, and I’m here to share some last-minute holiday décor ideas with you. The Snow & Cocoa collection is perfect for whipping up adorable holiday projects. I decided to use one of the Ruler Studio 9 inch rulers from We R Memory Keepers with some of the ephemera from the Snow & Cocoa collection, to create a Rustic Star décor piece.

I adjusted the ruler to a basic star shape and once I had it the way I wanted it, I added a couple of pop dots to some of the joints to secure the shape. I thought it would be fun to use some of the tags/cards from the Ephemera Pack to create a banner across the star shape. Some of the tags/cards already had a hole in the top, and I used my single hole punch to add holes to the other ones.

I wanted the star décor to have a rustic, hand-made look, so I grabbed some twine that I had on hand to string the tags/cards. I placed the twine through the holes on the tags/cards and then tied it off on each end of the star shape. Then I cut some extra twine and tied two bows and secured them on the ends of the banner.

The tags/cards already had some cute images on them, but I wanted to add a bit more embellishing. I cut 5 star shapes from the Snow & Cocoa 6x6 Paper Pad and machine stitched down the center of each one, before adding them to the Ephemera pieces. I also added a few stickers and some of the cute Gold sequins from the Jar Pockets pack.

This rustic Star would look great hanging in a special spot or you could also stand it on a shelf or your fireplace mantle. It’s also a quick and easy project, that is perfect for adding that hand-made look to your holiday!